HURRICANE DAMAGE.
EFFECT ON BANANA SUPPLY
HEAVY LOSSES OE STOCK
" During the next six months the bull of the bananas from Fiji for New Zea land will be mainly drawn from tin coastal areas, which include varion islands within a hundred miles' radius o Suva," said Mr. G. S. Radley, of MessrBadley and Co., Ltd., who rcturne from -a trip to Fiji yesterday.
The recent hurricane and floods, sai Mr. Radley wrought tremeudor damage. The hurricane only struck t' northward side of Fiji, but on the sun; side serious floods caused a great dea! u damage, not 'only to the sugar cam iields°but also to dairy stock. One man lost as many as 000 head of cattle, ami all these carcases were lying in (lie bus! decaying- . When Hooding took place
stock in some cases were drowned as far as two miles from the river course. He saw a steamer belonging to the Colonial Sugar Company in a cane held half a mile from the river.
Europeans, Fijians, and Indians are all heavy losers, the natives and Indians being at present faced with the danger of starvation. Huts and houses are being rebuilt as far as possible, but it will take some time before things settle down again. All the outer districts were affected either by wind or flood.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 69, 23 March 1931, Page 9
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